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From Wednesday 18 May 2016

First play of the new Jaded track, ‘Valerian’

We’re extremely excited to be able to share the new track from West Midlands’ own Jaded. ‘Valerian’ is a slow burning, grungy, moody piece of excellence and sees the band writing their best music to date. You know those slow songs on Title Fight’s ‘Floral Green’? The ones that

Wednesday 11 May 2016

Dikembe are back and going back to DIY

“If we are the fucking problem, let’s just do it ourselves” This was the moment Dikembe decided to branch out on their own. Besieged by trouble finding the right fit with a label for their new record ‘Hail Something’ and feeling like they were telling someone their life story

Saturday 30 April 2016

Holy Pinto – ‘Congratulations’

Holy Pinto’s ‘Congratulations’ is a confident, assured, catchy debut from the Canterbury duo. Aymen Saleh’s shimmery guitar and smooth vocals compliment drummer Ryan Hurley’s strong drumming expertly. This album is the perfect soundtrack to warm summer days with the organ (particularly in ‘Elliot’ and ‘Hospital Room’) and trumpet (‘Matches’)

Wednesday 06 April 2016

Pipedream – ‘Secret Beach’

Cardiff-trio Pipedream have produced a timeless gem with ‘Secret Beach’. Ten songs of hazy, heady, jangly emo-tinged indie, the debut from one of the most exciting young UK bands at the minute sets them apart from their contemporaries. Whilst bands like Milk Teeth and Moose Blood are inspiring others around

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Into It. Over It. – ‘Standards’

‘Standards’ is the culmination of everything that Evan Weiss, the brain behind Into It. Over It., has been working towards since his ambitious ’52 Weeks’ project in 2009. His connection with Josh Sparks is palpable throughout. They push each other as musicians and as artists and the result is

Monday 14 March 2016

Slingshot Dakota – ‘Break’

Opener ‘You’ feels like being greeted by an old friend. Back is Carly Comando’s beautiful, distorted keyboard tone and Tom Patterson’s pounding drums. Comando’s voice feels even stronger than before, more confident and more brave, taking succesful risks with delivery. Comando’s keyboard contains warmth and depth, penetrating right into

Monday 07 March 2016

Muncie Girls – ‘From Caplan To Belsize’

From the first note of ‘From Caplan To Belsize’, there’s a confidence, a sense of self-belief around Muncie Girls. Their debut album has been a long time coming, but that wait has made the release even sweeter. Ten songs of perfect pop-punk from one of the UK’s most consistent

Sunday 06 March 2016

Tender Defender are here to bring you what you’ve been missing since 2007

Latterman: The band that made me want to play in a gruff punk band, the band that made me want to shave the sides of my head and sew patches onto a denim vest, the band that made me want to scream along at sweaty shows in basements. Latterman

Friday 04 March 2016

Interview: Merit

Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, Merit are a wonderful throwback to the heady days of 90s emo – imagine button down plaid shirts with sweater vests over them, horn-rimmed glasses and slip on Vans. They’re releasing the second EP in their trilogy, ‘Comfort and the Confusion’ via Boom Blast Records

Thursday 03 March 2016

Interview: Pinegrove

Pinegrove are about to have a huge 2016. Last month, they dropped their debut album, ‘Cardinal’, and the reaction has been amazing – check out our very own Glen’s review. With the album set to dominate way into the year, we caught up with Evan to chat about